Lorene Walters gave birth at 44

On April 3, Lorene Walters gave birth to Brooklynn Marie — 6 pounds, 13 ounces of beauty — at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold.

Walters did something else that day, too.

At 44, she joined the ranks of a growing number of older women who are having babies.

The baby, whom they call Brooke, was a surprise addition to the family, says the Keyport woman, who has a 21-year-old son, Greg.

Her fiance, Steve Rinck, has daughters Tiffany, 12, and Stephanie, 15.

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